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    Scottish Sheep Shrinking Generation by Generation as Winters Grow Shorter  Jul 4, 2009
    The average Soay sheep on Hirta island off western Scotland decreased in weight by 81 grams (3 ounces) a year for more than two decades, researchers said in the journal. Thats because they have to eat less in their early months to survive winters that became shorter and milder, they wrote. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Flute, guitar a beautiful pair at Fresno State  Jul 4, 2009
    Fresno Phil goes western with Sons of San Joaquin ... "I've had two people offer to take me shopping to the country-and-western clothing stores in Clovis," says Fresno Philharmonic music director Theodore Kuchar ... The internationally known western band, which proudly hails from Fresno, will perform a selection of classic titles and original songs -- all backed by a 60-member orchestra whose conductor has a newfound enthusiasm for cowboy garb. (Fresno Bee)

    West is best - from FC board to the driver's seat in push for newSydney club  Jul 3, 2009
    IAN ROWDEN, a former Australian youth international with worldwide marketing experience, has cut his ties with Sydney FC to become the founding chairman of a new western Sydney team ... Instead Rowden, who played in the inaugural Young Socceroos side of 1979, will devote his energies to promoting a new western Sydney team owned by businessman Joe Meissner after being lured to the franchise last week by Meissner's bid organiser, Berti Mariani ... Three western Sydney bids plus one from Canberra... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Sounds like another Jock-and-bull story  Jul 3, 2009
    Scenic was imported to Western Australia on the initiative of David Smith, an Englishman who made his pile at Esperance. Previously the stallion had strong links with Colin Hayes and Robert Sangster, two turf dynamos. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    MCG to get a new prized son: Murali  Jul 3, 2009
    The world's greatest wicket-taker would become the fourth international superstar to sign for this year's Big Bash, joining Dwayne Bravo at the Bushrangers while Western Australia has Chris Gayle and Tasmania yesterday confirmed a deal with Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga. Each state can import two foreign players for the Big Bash. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Hussey gets back in groove with century  Jul 2, 2009
    The Western Australian lasted five balls before he played Graeme Onions onto his stumps, adding a solitary run to his two failures in the first tour game against Sussex. North is still favoured to play in the first Test because the alternative No.6 Shane Watson is injured, but his form is of mounting concern and he will be craving a long hit in the second innings. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Al Qaeda Warns France over Burqa Criticism  Jul 2, 2009
    Western Civilization is the BEST. ... Covering yourself , or being made to cover your face is anti Western, and anti Woman ... Western Civilization is the best, as it grants freedom to anyone, everyone. (CBS News -- World)

    Blaming the Burqa  Jul 2, 2009
    Battling both gender inequality and religious extremism and its not entirely clear which is Sarkozys target is a courageous undertaking, but battling the burqa, as Western Europe has learned many times, is a losing fight, and completely irrelevant to either objective ... When Sarkozy uses the burqa as a symbol of oppression while France has happily criticized from afar the foreign policy of other Western states in the Middle East who want actual freedom from oppression the... (Townhall.com)

    the Fourth of July parade  Jul 2, 2009
    Until recently, she and her husband, Robert had a shop on Western Avenue that sold herbs, wreaths and even knit socks made from wool from the property s sheep. The shop and adjoining farm was established in 1949; the Brauns retired in November. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)

    Retail sales jump  Jul 1, 2009
    By state, Western Australia led gains by sales volume in May, rising 3. 5 per cent, seasonally adjusted. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Train travel isn't dead (373)  Jul 1, 2009
    We spent a lot of time in the observation car since the mountains of Central Utah and Western Colorado are magnificent - especially when all you have to do is watch without worrying about the road ahead. When we stopped in Grand Junction, Colo. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)

    Hong Kong profile  Jul 1, 2009
    Once home to fishermen and farmers, modern Hong Kong is a teeming, commercially-vibrant metropolis where Chinese and Western influences fuse. The former British colony became a special administrative region of China in 1997, when Britain's 99-year lease of the New Territories, north of Hong Kong island, expired. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    Plan to save Frame plant to be unveiled this week  Jun 29, 2009
    Stuart Gottschalk, the deputy chairman of Clotex in the Western Cape, said myriad clothing and textile companies with proven profitability deserved as much aid as Frame. Kriel said the IDC had aided more than 50 clothing and textile firms in the past two years. (Business Report, South Africa)

    NewBackcountry mail pilot helps preserve way of life  Jun 29, 2009
    The decision to terminate the contract was made at Postal Service headquarters in Washington D.C., more than 2,500 miles away, said Al DeSarro, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service Western Region in Denver. "They probably did not understand," DeSarro said. (Florida Times-Union)

    Mojave Crossing Still Spellbinding  Jun 29, 2009
    Louis L'Amour's Classic Westerns Still Captivate Readers of Today ... Published almost fifty years ago, this book, like almost all classic westerns, is almost impossible to find in used bookstores ... What makes classic westerns so enduring in their appeal. (Suite101.com)

    Forbes Field relics score rare memories  Jun 29, 2009
    It's a restrained but rare collection of memorabilia that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Forbes Field now on display at the Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. From the well-preserved uniform of a Homestead Grays player to the diaries of Barney Dreyfuss, the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and builder of the ballpark, "Forbes Field: A Century of Memories" is a microcosmic portrait of what once was Western Pennsylvania's sports mecca ... Anne Madarasz,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    'Dress doctor' offers local sewing class  Jun 28, 2009
    Irina Christel, left, helps Mollie Miller of La Crosse with her sewing machine during a class at Western Technical College ... She contacted Western Technical College to see whether she could offer a Lifelong Learning basic sewing class ... Western loved the idea. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Extreme Makeover Erie Edition: Homes items packed away  Jun 27, 2009
    As the students worked, a crew from Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network of Western New York hauled any fabric that could be cleaned from the house. The company is part of a national franchise that specializes in disaster relief, cleaning up after fires and floods and the like. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Mousavi Faces Heat, But Vows Not To Crack  Jun 26, 2009
    Key Western powers urged Iran's leaders anew to ease up on the protesters and review the disputed election results ... The only proof was it is on Mosavi's web site, and it is odvious he has an agenda and is working with western intelligence agencies (CIA). (CBS News -- World)

    Iraqis demand protection from bombings  Jun 26, 2009
    And in the once-turbulent but recently secure western city of Fallujah, officials said a roadside bomb destroyed a police vehicle and killed all five policemen inside. Violence has dropped sharply across Iraq in the past year, but militants including Sunni Islamist al-Qaida continue to launch car and suicide bombings aimed at undermining the Shiite Muslim-led government and reigniting sectarian conflict. (MSNBC -- International)

    Consumer spending in Asia: Shopaholics wanted  Jun 26, 2009
    Even before the crisis, emerging Asia s consumer spending contributed slightly more (in absolute dollar terms) to the growth in global demand than did America s. But it could be even bigger if Asians enjoyed the full fruits of their hard labour, rather than subsidising Western consumers through undervalued currencies. It is time for an even greater shift in spending power from the West to the East. (The Economist)

    California Immigrant Activist Charged With Vote Fraud...  Jun 26, 2009
    Our economy will collapse, we won't be able to afford a military, and they'll have a free hand to do whatever they want with the Western Hemisphere. It's pretty simple. (The Drudge Report)

    Neanderthals made mammoth jerky  Jun 24, 2009
    In a separate study, a team of researchers from the University of Marseille found evidence for at least three Neanderthal sub-groups: one in Western Europe, one in Southern Europe and another one in the Levant. Each likely had their own different cultures, with slightly different clothing, hunting and cooking techniques. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Coloma: Buried treasure - UM anthropology students dig for artifacts at ghost town  Jun 24, 2009
    For four weeks, 18 UM anthropology students and a handful of graduate students have uncovered artifacts that tell them about what life was like more than 100 years ago in this small Western mining town ... Jenny is thought to have been the oldest, said Mark Timmons, a UM doctoral student who is writing his dissertation on the impacts of women on Western mining communities during the Victorian era ... To call Coloma another Western mining town is too simplistic. (Missoulian, MT)

    Palau president: Gitmo detainees still fear China (AP)  Jun 23, 2009
    The Uighurs (pronounced WEE'-gurs), from China's far western region of Xinjiang, are considered separatists by Chinese authorities who have demanded they be sent home for trial. However, U.S. officials have said they fear the men would be executed if they returned to China. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    Sarkozy: Burqas 'Not Welcome' In France  Jun 23, 2009
    France has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, an estimated 5 million people ... At a time when Western civilization is at war with Muslim extremists, I think France is justified in placing the ban, just for security reasons ... The Burqua is so Anti Western societey there is no place for it in the United States or Europe. (CBS News -- World)

    If you want African clothes, there's only one way to glow  Jun 23, 2009
    He started work immediately, using the sewing skills he learned in Africa, to make Western clothes. "Then slowly, slowly I started doing African clothes for people.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Hartmarx mulls offers from 5 bidders  Jun 23, 2009
    The others are: Perry Ellis International Inc., high-end clothing designer which also owns brands such as Farah, JAG and Original Penguin; Versa Capital Management Inc., which holds stakes in Polartec fabrics, Bob's Stores and Black Angus steakhouses, and Canadian clothing manufacturer Western Glove Works, which is planning to design a eco-friendly collection for singer Sheryl Crow. The suitmaker, according to Wells Fargo, was unable to repay more than $114 million in loans, leaving it in... (Crain's Chicago Business)

    Haitians mostly ignore Senate run-off elections  Jun 22, 2009
    Three people were injured in the Jacmel area and at least one person was killed during a fight between rival supporters in the western town of Grand Anse. Political violence took at least two lives before election day. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Obituaries for Sunday, June 21, 2009  Jun 21, 2009
    Robert s family would like to thank Merit Center and all the people who provided respite care for him for so many years and to Western Wisconsin Cares for all their help and support. Obed Obie C. Gibeaut. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Man paints scenes from Lewis and Clark route  Jun 21, 2009
    To the Western Ocean: Paintings Depicting Members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, by Haynes, features 14 portraits of key members of the Corps of Discovery. Fritz, 54, said that just a few sketches were made by the explorers, and most of those depicted plants. (Gillette News-Record, WY)

    Opponents of state's tax hike line up  Jun 19, 2009
    Blue Dog Democrats are mainly legislators from Western or Central Pennsylvania "who feel we should keep our spending within reason," said Rep. Gary Haluska, D-Cambria. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Hotel project on hold  Jun 19, 2009
    julio wrote on Jun 18, 2009 10:56 AM:" let the copper king hotel complex come in and ask for a subsidy and also the new Southe Western veterans home come in and ask! more minimum wage jobs are a coming! ". lostallrespect wrote on Jun 18, 2009 10:24 AM:" It's too high-profile and controversial now. Give 'em a month to slip it in under the radar of the reporters and they'll get their money. Some things never change around here. ". (Montana Standard, MT)

    Glendale, Wickenburg hosting centennial fetes  Jun 18, 2009
    The gold-fueled Western town was incorporated in 1909. Its family-friendly gathering on Friday celebrates the town's Western history, featuring old-fashioned games for the kids, a community barbecue, a Western dance and a showing of "The Wickenburg Centennial, 100 Years of Incorporation," a 30-minute documentary. (AZCentral -- News)

    Africa: China is Not a Threat to Continent - Museveni  Jun 18, 2009
    Kampala PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has assured Western powers that Africa is capable of protecting its resources from any exploitation by foreign countries. He was responding to concerns expressed by German President Horst Kohler over the growing Chinese influence in Africa on his second day of his visit to Germany. (allAfrica.com)

    Gangland widow Judy Moran denied bail  Jun 17, 2009
    "This is an ongoing investigation and we believe she will endanger the safety and wellbeing of the public,'' Detective Senior Constable Reidy said. One of Moran's co-accused, Suzanne Kane, 45, of Dawesville, Western Australia, also appeared in court, dressed in a woollen black top with her peroxide-blonde hair pulled back into a ponytail. The court heard that Kane allegedly took registration plates off the getaway car and hid them in a safe at Moran's house. Earlier today people lined the walls... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Chinese designer takes fashion to the dogs  Jun 17, 2009
    Hu's designs are inspired by everything from traditional Chinese clothing to Western pop culture and children's cartoons. In addition to the evening wear and flowery frocks, there are police uniforms with handcuffs and superhero costumes. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    For immigrants, living the dream is getting tougher  Jun 17, 2009
    Western Wear, a clothing store. He expanded to two more stores in the suburbs, bought a restaurant and started a record label for Mexican music. (USA Today -- Money)

    P&G to provide drinking water in Pakistan  Jun 17, 2009
    working with relief organization , will help people displaced by conflict in western Pakistan with more than 11 million liters of clean drinking water, the company said Tuesday. The Pakistan military s attacks against Taliban and Al Qaeda militants in that area have displaced more than 2. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)

    Gangland widow on 'Tuppence' kill charge  Jun 17, 2009
    Suzanne Kane, 45, of Dawesville, Western Australia, has also been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. Senior Sergeant Bateson said witnesses had told police they saw Judy Moran driving a car matching the description of the killer's getaway vehicle out of her garage at 9. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Rebates on fabrics welcomed  Jun 17, 2009
    Stuart Gottschalk, the deputy chairman of development agency Clotex in the Western Cape, described the rebates as "fantastic" because they would give the local industry a real opportunity to compete with manufacturers around the world. He expressed concern, however, that the list was not comprehensive enough. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Lyme disease common in Western Wisconsin  Jun 16, 2009
    The western part of Wisconsin is the highest part for Lyme disease illnesses, Durch said. Thirty-nine cases were reported in Chippewa County last year. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Going Cold Turkey From Meat  Jun 16, 2009
    " "All of us who are eating the typical Western diet, and that's been proved by study after study," Dr. Esselstyn said, "but you were startled by it, because no one's ever shared that with you ... As a species, we survived for thousands and thousands of years while consuming animal products before the occurrence of the Western diseases of civilization ... Watch a Chili's ad on TV - it is NOT food - that stuff is pure western disease. (CBS News -- Health)

    Continue reading  Jun 16, 2009
    The trio -- Kelly Pennington, Nick Carnahan and Heriberto Huerta -- were in the final group of 350 graduates to walk from the north end zone, cross a thick carpet of grass and take their seats on the field as the sun sank in the western sky. Graduation 2009 had begun. (Selma Enterprise, CA)

    Then & Now: Jim York  Jun 16, 2009
    44 ERA at Omaha) and were a part of an Omaha Royals team that won the Eastern Division Crown of the American Association and then beat Denver, the Western Division Winner, 4 games to 1 to advance to the second straight league championship. However, your O-Royals team lost 4 games to 1 against Syracuse of the International League in the Junior World Series, but did have to play all five of those games in Syracuse due to inclement weather back in Omaha. (Kansas City, TheInsiders.com)

    • Wildflowers, acoustic music and mining history  Jun 5, 2009
    50, come with a Western barbecue of hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, corn on the cob, corn bread, wild berry cobbler and more (the barbecue is 19 without the ride). Guests can choose to eat at 6 p.m. and catch the second ride, or ride and then eat. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Brown sees wolves in Baa-Baas clothing  Jun 5, 2009
    " Adding to the edge this time around is that Brown and his fellow back-rowers, George Smith and Matt Hodgson, will be confronting two of their own - Rocky Elsom and Phil Waugh, who are in Barbarians colours. Brown knows they will be dwarfed by the Barbarians back row, but what's new? He is accustomed to this all the time at the Western Force, where he and Hodgson, who is playing his first game for the Wallabies, and David Pocock, who is on the reserves bench, are willing to take on everyone, no... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Summer Fun events 2009  Jun 4, 2009
    Armenian Picnic: Johnson Park, 6200 Northwestern Ave. (Highway 38), Caledonia ... Grandstand entertainment lineup: July 29 Crowning of Fairest of Fair, 5 p.m. (sale arena); Tractor & Truck Pull, 6:30 p.m. July 30 Freestyle Motocross Jump Off, 7:30 p.m. July 31 Tractor and truck pull, 2:30 p.m.; Antique Tractor Parade, 5:30 p.m.; Truck and Tractor Pull, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1 Draft Horse Show, 9 a.m.; country western star Sara Evans, 8 p.m., grandstand seating, $10; track seating, $5. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Brand To Open First Free-Standing Store in Asia  Jun 4, 2009
    Situated on the Western Pacific Rim, the island nation of Taiwan is an important hub of transportation. With rich island culture and characteristics, the people of Taiwan have a high level of acceptance for new things; hence Taiwan has become the distribution center for diverse culture and global fashion. (PR Newswire)

    Saudi Arabia Suffers Lack of Working Women as Oil Funds Prove Insufficient  Jun 3, 2009
    Western executives who venture to Saudi Arabia enter a world bearing little relation to their own ... Ive lived in 11 countries, and this is off the charts, says a Western banker in Riyadh who asked not to be named ... However, these differences have not been an obstacle to record growth in foreign direct investment flows or the rich trading history we have with Western economies. (Bloomberg)

    WE CARE - Young mothers could use lawn furniture  Jun 3, 2009
    There is a charity fund through the Western Montana Chapter to assist individuals is need. Currently an individual is losing his roommate and if he doesn t find a replacement, may be responsible for a full month s rent and does not have the money. (Missoulian, MT)

    Pirates, Inc.: Inside the booming Somali business  Jun 1, 2009
    Like most diaspora communities, Somalis send money to family members still living back home to help them survive, using either legal but expensive money transfer systems like Western Union, or traditional and shady systems called hawala ... Hawala dealers profit the way Western Union does, by taking a small percentage ... In Somaliland, a country eager to be fully recognized as a pro-Western free-market-driven nation-state, justice comes swiftly. (Christian Science Monitor)

    May 16-31, 2009, Obituaries  Jun 1, 2009
    She retired from Western Union and was active in the Boynton Elementary PTA and the Ringgold High School PTA. She established Boynton s original school patrol. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Robert A. Boger; daughters, Teresa Wilhoite of Ooltewah, Tenn. (Catoosa County News, GA)

    Researchers seek environmental clues to West Nile  Jun 1, 2009
    "It may turn out to be very useful just to be able to say we can tell you with a fairly high certainty that in this year things are going to be bad in eastern South Dakota but not so much in western South Dakota, or it looks like a hot year is coming up for North Dakota but maybe it won't be so bad in the south.". Story Comments. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Wiring Shangri-La  Jun 1, 2009
    Before he went to see the king, the minister explained to me that this small, wild, remote country so unmodernized that nobody is sure how many people live there is determined not to follow the example of so many Asian nations, which have westernized themselves out of all recognition ... Persuasively, he argued that the coming of the cathode-ray tube had actually armored his people against the temptations of crass westernization ... He told me of a ghastly event at one school, where he had... (The American Conservative)

    Prisoners in Camp Kim  Jun 1, 2009
    But even I cannot conceive of the dreariness and overpowering gloom of their North Korean equivalents, hidden away in the northern mountains, which no Westerner ever sees ... On a visit in 1992, Martin was taken on an obviously staged tour of the country, on a special train that did not halt in towns or cities, its Western passengers stopped by armed guards from exploring on their own ... My guess is that, in the brief period before I was detected and returned to my guardians for a Westerner in... (The American Conservative)

    Tough choices face government when textile chips are falling  Jun 1, 2009
    Two national ministers, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies and Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel, have become involved in resolving the crisis at the Frame Group, with much of its operation in KwaZulu-Natal, but some of it in the Western Cape. The government is pressing a previously reluctant Industrial Development Corporation to come up with a bailout to save thousands of jobs. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Record spend despite gloom  Jun 1, 2009
    Consumers spent a record $19. 35 billion in April, making the most of the Federal Government's cash handouts and despite experts' negative predictions for the economy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    * Layers of identity  May 29, 2009
    The Web site, created by Taiwanese curator Wang Chun-chi (TX), provides a forum for Asia-born women to share their perspectives on living in Western countries and the cultural difficulties they encounter when they return home. The testimonials, given from women throughout the world, are combined with live interviews for Miss, a video and dance performance that Wang developed in collaboration with South Korean-born director Eunice Maurice, who was adopted by Dutch parents at a young age. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    Pens’ win nets big score for printing company  May 28, 2009
    Daily American Online - Pens win nets big score for printing company. The series-clinching goal sent Hollern and 20 of his employees to work Tuesday night for a late-night printing session, as the company rushed to fill an order of 15,000 shirts celebrating the team s second consecutive Eastern Conference championship. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Stand up to Sudan's thugs  May 28, 2009
    Is there a way to overcome the bloody tribal and ethnic rivalries that have become endemic in the vast western province over the past six years and are an essential part of the Khartoum regime's divide-and-rule strategy in the region ... It hardly helps that Western news reporting on this significant development has been virtually nonexistent. (Yahoo News)

    Pakistan's Taliban rising? Ask the women.  May 27, 2009
    In another sign of the growing threat, some businessmen with young daughters have received letters demanding that they keep their girls accused of going out in public freely and dressing in Western clothes in check. In some cases, the letters demand that men pay the Taliban cash to secure their daughters' safety. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Mendenhall Mall manager has big vacancy to fill  May 23, 2009
    Bauer manages the mall property for Salmon Creek LLC, a partnership of five owners in Western states that bought it in 2007. They don't own the entire mall; the land underneath it and some of the structures are owned by Glacier Village Supermarket, aka Super Bear. (Juneau Empire)

    Living history at Fort Klamath  May 23, 2009
    As they moved about stations, youngsters shrieked as members of the Cascade Civil War Society fired muzzle-loading muskets, clapped along with western songs about things like hardtack bread, heard about a guardhouse ghost, viewed the tombstones of four Modoc Indians hanged after the Modoc War, tasted samples of fry bread and visited a replica post office. This year s Heritage Days celebration for children almost didn t happen. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    The business of becoming a millionaire  May 23, 2009
    Interestingly, his scores were also remarkable; he became a straight As student and found himself on the Deans list the entire time at Western Kentucky University. He studied and worked in the United States for seven years. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    24-Divisadero bus showcases S.F. diversity  May 21, 2009
    In between are distinct neighborhoods, among them the Mission, Bernal Heights, Noe Valley, the Castro and the Western Addition ... She boards at 30th and Mission streets in the Mission District a little after 8 a.m. each weekday for her commute to her part-time receptionist's job at a medical office near Divisadero and Sutter streets in the Western Addition. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Ball State 1-day Football Camps approaching  May 19, 2009
    The Ball State staff will be joined by coaches from Dayton, Butler, Eastern Illinois, , , Western Illinois, Rose Hulman, Franklin College and many more. Specialists, please note that a specialist camp for kickers, punters and long snappers will be held at each location of the Ball State camp tour. (BallStateInsider.com)

    Prosecutor to seek prison in meth possession case  May 19, 2009
    - Hank Boehme, 23, 3200 Western Ave., Mattoon, to an obstructing justice charge alleging he lied to police about the identity of the driver in an accident on Aug. 12. Terms of Boehme s two-year probation charge included 1,000 in fines and stayed jail time. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Fit for a king  May 18, 2009
    - Western Kentucky University Health Services. - Western Kentucky University Health Services ... - Western Kentucky University Health Services. (Louisville Business First, KY)

    New cabinets' first week is scattered with potholes  May 18, 2009
    South Africa's new national cabinet was sworn in a week ago and the only provincial cabinet in opposition hands - in the Western Cape - has had a decidedly rocky start since being unveiled a little earlier. Already Premier Helen Zille has decided not to attend a radio debate this morning because the SABC mandate has changed from examining provincial issues to a dissection of the gender make-up of her cabinet. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Tiaras at Thai transsexual beauty contest  May 18, 2009
    The packed theatre was a mix of transsexuals, gay and straight couples, and Western tourists who appeared to have wandered in off the main Pattaya drag. Dresses ranged from flowing white ensembles to shimmering red numbers and pink miniskirts. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Open, and they will come  May 18, 2009
    Western Australia and South Australia were the most affected, with Easter Friday, Sunday and Monday all designated store closure days ... Bad as this is for commerce in the more populous states, Western Australia and South Australia are much further overboard on this than the others. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    * Winner crowned in transsexual pageant  May 18, 2009
    The packed theater was a mix of transsexuals, gay and straight couples and Western tourists. Dresses ranged from flowing white ensembles to shimmering red numbers and pink miniskirts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Fairytale ending  May 18, 2009
    Even so, Western European countries will perhaps takes heart that the new voting system is making a difference, decreasing the influence of the traditional block voting of the Eastern half of the continent. Audiences across Europe now only provide 50% of the votes with the rest coming from juries of musical experts in participating countries. (BBC News)

    Senator Visits Irondequoit Tops Store  May 17, 2009
    "So, what I need to do as the Senator from New York is to work very hard with President Obama, and the congressional delegation, to turn the economy around and do the kinds of investments that create jobs, said Gillibrand. One of the factories that we visited today, we're going to try to get federal investment for them. If we can get that investment, it would create 60 jobs. Those 60 jobs would make a big difference in this region. Gillibrand identified the high tech and biotech sectors... (R News)

    Wielinski Thanks College Community  May 17, 2009
    Graduation day at The College at Brockport was also a day of healing for a Western New York family hit hard by a devastating plane crash ... Graduation day at The College at Brockport was also a day of healing for a Western New York family hit hard by a devastating plane crash. (R News)

    A young Alma  May 16, 2009
    The property included 3,000 acres and a palatial home on the western hills in Sonoma Valley. Promptly she replaced an erratic private electric generator with new lines from PG&E, paved roads and put in other improvements. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)

    Death of an industry  May 16, 2009
    Phil Toner, a senior research fellow at the University of Western Sydney, worked on a Government-commissioned review of textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) last year. He notes the irony that just as firms find a way to sustain themselves after decades of structural adjustment, they are being undermined by a completely new factor - the financial sector's aversion to risk. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Small Towns Suffer From Closings  May 16, 2009
    " Mayor Milne would like to see at least one more car dealership in Honeoye Falls. He says it would not only be good for the village, but also for Molye. Milne believes the two could feed off each other as competition can make a business stronger. mrh/mmc Print Friendly Version Hundreds of elected Republicans and some Democrats seeking a second party endorsement turned out for the Monroe County Conservative Party Dinner. In Orleans County, the village of Albion, is looking for a new mayor after... (R News)

    Conventions Kick Off Political Season  May 15, 2009
    " With so many incumbent democrats not getting the party's support, dems say they're bracing for a heated primary season. mrh/ay Print Friendly Version Thursday marked the official start to the 2009 political season as both the Monroe County Democratic and Republican Committees held their conventions to select candidates for the November election. A long-time Monroe County legislator announced he is resigning. Doug Dobson has served on the legislature since 1998. The jury is deliberating in the... (R News)

    #31 PORTLAND, MAINE  May 15, 2009
    Don't leave town without exploring the neighborhoods -- a short stroll along the Western Promenade in the West End has been known to make more than one person wish they lived here. At least when the weather's nice. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Iran to US: 'It's a culture thing'  May 15, 2009
    A close analysis of Iran's recent history - starting from Khomeini's first serious and bloody confrontation with the shah's regime in 1963, which was a pretext to the Islamic revolution - unveils a fierce battle between Western modernity and the Iranian Islamic tradition. The shah, and before him his father Reza Shah, relentlessly pushed for modernity and Western values, sometimes even by resorting to force, as occurred during Reza Shah's compulsory unveiling of women ... They both strongly... (Asia Times Online)

    Nike lays out plans to reorganize  May 15, 2009
    Those regions will include: North America, Western Europe, Eastern/Central Europe, Greater China, Japan and emerging markets. Previously, the Nike brand was organized by regions including the United States, Asia Pacific, Americas and Europe, Middle East and Africa. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)

    Sports Spasms  May 15, 2009
    A note from NWOSU SID Ryan Hintergardt outlined Northwestern s football schedule for the 2009 football season ... They were very competitive score-wise against the remainder of their schedule and had wins over Ft. Lewis CO, NM Highlands and Western CO State in addition to the OPSU win ... Another addition to the Ranger schedule is Southwestern Assemblies of God University, who apparently is re-entering the mix for the CSFL football championship. (Alva Review Courier, OK)

    Sanyo reports loss but sees profit this year  May 14, 2009
    As part of its effort to focus on strong sectors, Sanyo revealed a plan to build a new factory in Kasai, in western Japan, to produce lithium ion batteries jointly developed by Volkswagen AG for hybrid cars, and more than double the nickel metal hydride battery output at an existing plant. Sanyo will invest 1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

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